Jan 15th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 10 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 10 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. After a broken radiator ruined a top 5 finish in stage 9, Gordon looks to rebound and will be the 17th car off the line. Robby Gordon will begin stage 9 at 7:53am/et.

2014 Stage 9 Photos

STAGE 10 TRACKING

STAGE 10: IQUIQUE > ANTOFAGASTA

Connection 58km | Special Stage 631km | Total 689km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The special stage, split into two sections with very different features, will begin with the descent towards the shores of the Pacific. The advance gained in the stage the day before may will be increased in the sand during the first two hundred kilometres. Even more skill will be required to tackle the sections of fesh-fesh in the second part of the stage. Once this difficult area is behind the drivers, they will all be delighted to twist and wind along the region’s mine tracks, and in particular to be welcomed by the majestic arch of La Portuda, a stone’s throw from the bivouac in Antofagasta.

The GREEN section of the route is the connection , the RED is the Special Section of the stage.

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Permalink Reply by mark roye on January 15, 2014 at 11:20am

Adding weight to gain traction takes you in exactly the wrong direction. The added mass, while giving more down force, requires even more traction to move that added mass forward, to slow it down or stop, and even to go around a corner. It's simple physics. Newton: F (force)=M (mass)xA (acceleration--a change in velocity or direction) If you add mass, you need more force, both in the form of power, braking, and "grip" to perform. That's why all race vehicles strive to get weight to a minimum. Dakar vehicles already carry a tremendous fuel weight. Weight balance, possibly even going to a mid-engine configuration, is the key, not adding weight.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 15, 2014 at 10:41am

Robby Gordon during Stage 10

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Permalink Reply by edgard vargas on January 15, 2014 at 10:50am

¡Anímate y discutir toda la acción desde la 10 ª etapa del Rally Dakar 2014. Después de un radiador roto arruinó un final de top 5 en la etapa 9, Gordon busca REINVIDICARSE.